Mount Tamalpais
Mount Tamalpais (pronounced /tæməlˈpaɪ.ɨs/, known locally as "Mount Tam") is a mountain in Marin County, California, United States. It is the highest mountain in the Marin Hills. It is often seen as a symbol of Marin County.
 Mt. Tamalpais as seen from Muir Beach Overlook | |
| Elevation | 2,574 feet (784 metres) |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 2,460 ft (750 m)[1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Marin County, California, USA |
| Range | California Coast Ranges |
| Topo map | USGS San Rafael |
| Geology | |
| Type | Sedimentary |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1830s by Jacob P. Leese[2] |
| Easiest route | Railroad Grade fire trail |
A lot of Mount Tamalpais is on protected public lands such as Mount Tamalpais State Park and the Mount Tamalpais Watershed. The elevation at the East Peak, its second highest point, is 2,572 feet (784 m). The West Peak, the mountain's highest peak, is 2,574 feet (785 m) above sea level.
Mount Tamalpais Media
Sunset behind Mount Tamalpais
The north side of Mount Tamalpais
Looking down at Richardson Bay over 2,300 feet (700 m) below
Panoramic from Azalea Hill in the spring.
From Berkeley, across the bay, after a hot day
Fog forming and flowing over the marine layer over Mill Valley, California, north of San Francisco, on the slopes of Mt. Tamalpais
Mt. Tamalpais as seen from Muir Beach Overlook
Open Douglas-fir/oak woodland/grassland to the west transitioning to a mostly dense Douglas-fir forest to the east
A stand of Douglas-firs near the summit
Dying pine tree near the summit of Mount Tamalpais
References
- ↑ Key col elevation between 110 and 120 ft.
- ↑ Sharon Skolnick, Bernie Lustgarten, 1989,Dreams of Tamalpais, Last Gasp of San Francisco Press, ISBN 978-0-86719-357-2
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